the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

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There are also less visible changes, like permafrost melting in the underground. David Bressan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, which celebrates African American heritage, focuses on the underground railroad network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom, and also features modern artworks (closed Sundays). Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Venturing into the underground sanctuary of The Warehouse, where Frankie Knuckles spun revolutionary sounds, Vince teamed up with Jesse Saunders to form Z Factor, a scrappy collective of visionaries who captured the pulse of Chicago’s underground on wax. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025 The location of the underground nightclub is unclear. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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